The Blood & The Bones

Do you remember that night?

The one when I couldn’t stay... Couldn’t spend the night in slumber next to you the way I usually would.

And, so we laid there for the time that we had.

I fought to keep my eyes open. Fighting the pull of sleep. Closing them for seconds, then minutes. Always opening them to find yours looking back at me.

Watching me. Quietly adoring me ..Nonchalantly loving me, as you once described the way you cared for others. But, even in the calmest of moments, it was every bit of intense and intentional.

And even then, saying nothing, as you watched me…I swear..

I’ll never forget it.

Because I’d never felt more loved or more beautiful than the night you watched me sleep.

LL~